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(Child Fund) not obtain. This already puts them in danger because there are
numerous locations with little or no opportunity to get an education. Not even
half of the school-aged children are attending school and the adult literacy is
about 41% (Kristina Chew). The quality of education is poor considering the
amount of poverty and that they are limited with the amount of resources that
are available for them to receive.
The poverty in Ethiopia has had an impact on a lot of its residents. The
main residents that are at risk are the children. The Ethiopian children have the
odds against them. One in every eight Ethiopian child dies before they turn five
(Wikipedia). They don’t have the simple things that children in developed
countries have. Developed Countries (N) – A country with a lot of industrial
activity and where people generally have high incomes (Dictionary). Having just
food, water, housing and clothing would be a blessing for the Ethiopians. The
little water they do have is contaminated and is often located many miles
away. The leaves off the trees is sometimes a meal for the children. The
circumstances slows down their body development leaving them behind the
other children around their age. Most of the children are exposed to many
diseases if they already don’t have any.
Also adults are at a disadvantage too. Half of the women population
reside in the rural area (K Ringhem). The women are affected the most because
the traditions they practice are harmful to the female body. Some examples are